Abstract: A base is provided including a depending ground spike and a mount is swingably supported from the base for angular displacement about a horizontal axis between first and second positions. Structure is operatively connected between the base and the mount yieldingly biasing the latter toward the first position and the base and mount include coacting latch structure releasably latching the mount in the second position. The latch structure includes a latch release shiftable between active and inactive positions in which the latch structure is operative and inoperative, respectively, to retain the mount in the second position and the mount includes structure for stationarily supporting a fishing rod therefrom with the rod generally paralleling the plane in which the mount is swingable.